ELLESMERE Port & Neston MP Andrew Miller has given a mixed reaction to boundary changes in the area he covers.

ELLESMERE Port & Neston MP Andrew Miller has given a mixed reaction to boundary changes in the area he covers.

He was responding to recommendations by the Boundary Commission for England to alter his parliamentary constituency.

The commission suggests that, as well as covering the borough of Ellesmere Port & Neston, the constituency should, in future, take in Elton and Mickle Trafford.

At the moment, all of Mickle Trafford is in the Chester constituency, as is part of Elton.

A spokesman for the MP said the changes would see smaller communities between Mickle Trafford and Ellesmere Port come 'back into the fold'.

She added: 'Mr Miller would be sad to lose any constituents he has represented over the last few years as a result of the recommendations.

'But he would also be glad to welcome back others, because parts which could also be coming back include little villages like Stoak.

'In 1992, all that area was in Ellesmere Port constituency and then was removed in 1997 to go into the Chester constituency.'

A copy of the recommendations and a detailed map illustrating them are available for inspection at council offices on Civic Way and in Neston Town Hall and city council offices in The Forum, Chester.

Representations can be addressed to the Boundary Commission for England, PO Box 31060, London SW1V 2FF, faxed to 020 7533 5176 or e-mailed to gerald.tessier@ons.gov.uk. They must be received by April 27.